How to assess primary school learners of foreign languages

How to assess primary school learners of foreign languages. A guide for classroom practice documents assessment as an essential part of the learning process. It introduces an overview of the recent theories, terminology and practical in-classroom approaches concerning assessment of primary school language learners.

The book is organised in two parts. The first part, the Theoretical framework, deals with important terms, reasons and effects, methods, principles, and procedures of assessing primary school learners of foreign languages (FL).

The second part, Practice, is organised in three working sections: Section I includes seven steps to help the reader during the classroom assessment design; Section II covers how to give effective oral and written feedback; Section III addresses observing, documenting, and reflecting on primary school learners of FL.

Finally, some assessment tasks are included in appendices. Appendix I includes printable worksheets illustrating formative assessment ideas. Appendix II provides a framework for teachers to support their reflections on learning outcomes, the topic of learning, success criteria, and performance descriptors for primary school learners of FL. Appendix III includes six short video clips from real-life FL teaching practice of primary school learners which are intended for reflection and adaptation to suit your own teaching contexts.